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Displex-Good or bad?

Hey, I've been searching around xda, the interwebs and even some iphone forums(glass screen like ours?) for a solution to fix the few small hairline scratches on my hd2's screen. I've already tried tried toothpaste but to no avail. Anyhoo, I've come across this product called displex where they claim it works for the htc hd2 but on the same page claim it only works on plastic screens and to not use it on touchscreens. Sooo anyone have any experience with this product or know if it's safe? Or heck, know a for sure way to get rid of minor scratches? I can't post links since I'm still a noob but google "htc hd2 displex" and it will be one of the top results.

displex and other polishing pastes are not unrisky to use.
I used it on a hardened plastic screen (nokia 6233) and after a long polishing
time (around 10 min.) i've got the scratches out. but now you can see
that the surface is not exactly plain anymore.
I don't want zo use it on my hd2.
the surface coud be glass or an extremely hardened glas/plasitc combination.
You shoud be very careful in use of polishing materials with your hd2 .

dont use it at your hd2. I think it would look worse than before, because, as hellraiser said, its only made for plastic-screens, not for glass.
I read a few reviews on amazon which confirmed that.

Don't use it. I tried it on a magnifier glass for an old gameboy and it got totally unusable.

Ok, thanks for all the replies. Looks like I'll just have to ignore those little scratches then-better than screwing up the whole screen. In hindsight though, the scratches are far less noticeable than the series of dots on the screen so it probably won't be that tough to ignore. Would buying a screen protector make it harder to see the scratches perhaps?

Depends on your screen protector. I tried using invisible shield, which is slightly "gooey" or have a thicker sticky layer, and it filled/covered up the scratch perfectly ! Couldn't see it even in sunlight from several angles.
Only downside was that the invisible shield had a very gripy surface, and slight abrasion was building up on my poor finger. So eventually I changed to a matt screen protector. It has a thinner and dryer sticky layer. But the scratch is visible again. Well, guess it depends on what you need ..
Also, on screen polishing, I really don't think you should try it. HD2's touchscreen relies on a capacitive control to detect your finger. From wikipedia.org under touchscreens: "A capacitive touchscreen panel consists of an insulator such as glass, coated with a transparent conductor such as indium tin oxide (ITO)". If you try too hard, maybe the the conductor will be rubbed off in the process?

possibly yes. give the protector a try.
But you should use a screen protecor in every case
to prevent more scratches.
i bought one 2 weeks ago and it works perfect.
its nearly invisible an the touch-recognition works perfect.
it was from amazon, but i dont know the manufacturer, sorry

NC : Screen Surface: Sexy Silky Glass/Diy

Warning!!!!!!!! You really can crack your glass by following the directions below, Please, read no further and leave now. If you, crack your screen, set your house on fire, or sever an artery (broken glass) then bleed out and die......well, you were warned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, if your still here, read on and good luck.
Samsung Galaxy S Screens are smooth and silky! Even the name, gorilla - tough and glass- vulnerable, says sex;
Well, how can we get a sexy Fay Wray G.Tab screen surface from a humble sandpapered plain Jane surfaced NC screen?
The secret is............RAINX.....That's right, the same stuff you want on your windshield in a downpour, will with proper application, impart that silky smoothness you secretly crave.
APPLICATION:
1. Use "The original" rainX. (Caution: it is flammable)
2. Clean glass surface really, really...no really good. (Remove oils, alcohol works)
3. Use clean paper towels, fold into squares (4 or 5 )
4. Dampen towel applicator and scrub surface (Don't Crack Your Screen! Work into micropores of glass surface)
5. Dry to haze (for humidity over 10% use a blow dryer...low heat!)
6. Polish methodically...lots of clean dry paper towels (Don't Crack Your Screen!)
7. REPEAT (It took me 3 times)
Warning!!!!!! Do not, I repeat, Do not allow your girl/boy/wife/husband to touch the new silky surface; not if you ever want either of them back, that is.

Thanks for posting. Just a couple questions...
First, does this prevent finger oils from messing up the screen?
Next, wouldn't windex/alcohol remove the rainx then next time you cleaned your screen? It does on windshields... If so (and if it doesn't prevent finger grease marks), then I think you'd have to do this process over and over, each time you cleaned your screen.

Bimboy said:
Thanks for posting. Just a couple questions...
First, does this prevent finger oils from messing up the screen?
Next, wouldn't windex/alcohol remove the rainx then next time you cleaned your screen? It does on windshields... If so (and if it doesn't prevent finger grease marks), then I think you'd have to do this process over and over, each time you cleaned your screen.
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Why are u using windex or alcohol? Just use a micro fiber cloth. No chemicals.

Uh, yeah, I wouldn't advise using Windex or alcohol on any screen. If a simple microfiber cloth won't clean it, add a drop of water for the tough stuff.

or just use tv cleaners

RainX application maintenance
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Bimboy said:
Thanks for posting. Just a couple questions...
First, does this prevent finger oils from messing up the screen?
Next, wouldn't windex/alcohol remove the rainx then next time you cleaned your screen? It does on windshields... If so (and if it doesn't prevent finger grease marks), then I think you'd have to do this process over and over, each time you cleaned your screen.
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Why are u using windex or alcohol? Just use a micro fiber cloth. No chemicals.
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Bimboy, yes it does help with the finger oils. I think it works by preventing the oils from settling into the glass micropores. You still get smugdes and fingerprints but they wipe off much, much easier.
As Finland 2 suggested, once applied, a microfiber cloth is all that is needed to maintain the new finish. I expect it to last quite a while, since on a windsheild even with wipers and rain, an application usually. Lasts up to a month.

A little spritz of Stoner Invisible Glass (for autos) on a microfiber cloth does a good job getting the NC glass as smooth as a Tab too. Fights fingerprints for a bit, and doesn't take any effort. A can should last you a lifetime.
Pledge furniture polish spray will also help (it's pretty popular for cleaning helmet visors and motorcycle windscreens) and will also keep the prints down on the plastic bezel area (and back). Once again, apply it to a cloth first, don't spray it directly on the NC.

O your can just get a nice Screen protector like the AntiGlare one B&N Sell..........
Makes my screen silky smooth and protects it from scratches.... Why would I want to waste time using rainx and a process that could hurt the screen?
Also Rubbing alcohol with Microfiber Cloth Works Great to clean the screen, gets ride of all the oil and grim. Do not use anything but a Microfiber Cloth(As it could scratch the screen), Also Pure alcohol wont hurt the screen, its Ammonium based products and harsher Chemicals like that you need to watch out for. Alcohol is a prove safe method for cleaning Plastics even Internal Computer parts wont be hurt by Rubbing Alcohol.

I use to by screen protectors for all phones back when they had the plastic resistive screens. So far I have yet to scratch any of my glass capacitive ones. I did buy a used ipad from someone that managed to scratch the glass, it can barely be seen but it is there. So I'm on the fence about a screen protector for the nook. I probably won't get one for the nook but if i buy a $500+ tablet you can bet I will put one on.
I don't like the drag created when using a Zagg (invisible sheild) soft films but I don't mind the harder plastic ones that you occasionally have to replace.

gedster314 said:
I use to by screen protectors for all phones back when they had the plastic resistive screens. So far I have yet to scratch any of my glass capacitive ones. I did buy a used ipad from someone that managed to scratch the glass, it can barely be seen but it is there. So I'm on the fence about a screen protector for the nook. I probably won't get one for the nook but if i buy a $500+ tablet you can bet I will put one on.
I don't like the drag created when using a Zagg (invisible sheild) soft films but I don't mind the harder plastic ones that you occasionally have to replace.
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I'm kinda in your camp, I've never found a screen protector that I wanted to use. They may be out there, but the trade offs, for me at least, seem to out weight the advantages in day to day use. Since I use a cover for my NC, I don't have to worry about objects in my pocket, keys and such, gouging my screen.
I know the RainX thing isn't for every one, and there may be easier ways to achieve the smooth surface effect, but I have found it to have worked very well. Before treating the screen, it would take a lot more microfiber polishing to remove finger oils or smudges, but now they come off very easily.

I've been using 'Gel Gloss No-Streek' for years on all kinds of glass stuff. It really is the best that I've found and it is pretty cheap. I used it on my nC and it is 'silky smooth' and resists fingerprints extremely well. One word of note though is that the polish does contain 'petroleum distillates and ammonia' so you have to be careful handling it and it stinks. Also, like most good quality polish you want to apply it to a cloth first, then to the nC, don't apply directly to the nC.
Here is a link to the stuff I bought.
http://www.amazon.com/Industries-NS-8-8OZ-Glass-Polish/dp/B000IO8GWC

Matte Anti-glare screen filter is the way to go
gedster314 said:
I use to by screen protectors for all phones back when they had the plastic resistive screens. So far I have yet to scratch any of my glass capacitive ones. I did buy a used ipad from someone that managed to scratch the glass, it can barely be seen but it is there. So I'm on the fence about a screen protector for the nook. I probably won't get one for the nook but if i buy a $500+ tablet you can bet I will put one on.
I don't like the drag created when using a Zagg (invisible sheild) soft films but I don't mind the harder plastic ones that you occasionally have to replace.
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I feel ya. I think you would be presently surprised with the Nook AntiGlare Matte filter available at Barnes and Noble. It's $15 and really does make the screen feel smooth, while at the same time resisting finger prints and smudges really well. A night and day improvement over the oddly tacky feel of the nook color screen. They give you two of them. Oh, and it's the "hard" type of plastic, not the flimsy cheap stuff.
RainX is not going to keep your screen from getting scratched. It also will probably increase and not reduce glare.

Gel gloss, isnt that for fiber glass?
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how to remove halo effect from tempered glass

look the video and the photos, i tried it myself, it works good. credit to the author of video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgXOWVS---w&feature=share

I would rather recommend to buy a fitting screen protector instead of smearing olive oil on your screen.
It's still a sensitive electronical device, but you do you.

mafioso16 said:
I would rather recommend to buy a fitting screen protector instead of smearing olive oil on your screen.
It's still a sensitive electronical device, but you do you.
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Exactly. Plus it looks good for less than a day, then oil is always seeping out when you clean the screen and as it seeps out the halo returns. Its nothing but a mess, really. I did it on my last phone...never again.

I agree, this "Halo" is caused by either a screen protector that is defective and doesn't have adhesive all the way to edge, doesn't fit properly, or has been applied wrong (least likely). The oil is likely going to attract all sorts of things, like dust and dirt. I can't imagine it's good for adhesive anywhere else either as nothing likes to stick to oily substances.
I've used oil to apply fish tank backgrounds for quite a while, which is a common practice (and works great). The oil actually does sort of dry after time leaving a nasty residue that can be cleaned off, but it's thick. It's something else to be away of.
I'd rather just buy a quality screen protector than put oil on my phone.

Dangers of UV glass screen protectors

First of all sorry for my english but I will try to explain the danger of UV glue screen protectors especially on P30 pro. I have tried to apply t-max glass protector and I failed because of bubbles but I decided to leave it like that and exposed it to UV lamp. Glue dried and I changed my mind because it looked ugly and I began removing it. In place where phone screen meets the frame there is some kind of gasket and some of the glue leaked on it and when i tried to remove that excess of glue it took off with small part of that gasket. You can put your fingernail between a frame and screen to feel it and it seems to be very voulnerable to protectors glue. Same thing happened in other places of the phone and even when I tried to clean it with alcohol glue was always detached with a little of that black gasket. Even if it was small parts I'm not sure if my phone is still waterproof now

Well I would assume its the alcohol reacting with the rubber, this can go badly.

I have used UV screen protectors and never needed anything to clean the screen. Even wiping with glass cleaner using a microfiber to.wipe was more than enough

When you place it on you must always immediately remove the access glue before using the uv light. This is why you should only use reputable brands. Those cheap types may cause a reaction to the rubber. Not saying that the costly ones doesn't.

stock screen protector

Hi,
I'm enhoying this device right now and I want to discuss the stock screen protector - it comes actually with two - for the small screen and for the large screen.
1) I'm not sure if I want to remove the protection of the small screen. The protector looks solid and I might to keep it on it.
2) The protection layer on the large display feels not that good as it is probably not a glass one? Samsung told that removing is possible (by samsung not by user!) but they dont recommend it. I dont like fingerprints and I dont like moving fingers on it (dont know proper english to describe it)
so anyone here who removed the protection layer on the large screen or the small screen?

Yeah, I like the idea of that screen protector... but man does it get fingerprints and grease on it. Makes it look terrible. I will hold off as long as I can but I think it will eventually come off.

I picked it off (from around the camera cutout) on day 1, no issues here. Screen feels much better (almost as good as regular glass phones), and it looks much cleaner.
Far easier to get the smudges off with a microfiber cloth now. I'm much happier with the screen protectors taken off!

Are you going to get another one?

I wonder if applying an olephobic coating to the installed protector would help at all?

The feel of the big screen protector is awkward, but I'd like to keep it on. It kinda feels like a self healing layer. Had a tiny dent in it but after a few hours it was gone...
Anyone else has the same experience?

I have removed the protector from the small screen in the day 2. I'm considering to remove the protection from the large screen because my fingerprints are all over it and I do not like the touch of this protector. The only thing I want to know (and I will wait) after a month of using someone who took it off if there is no big issues (of courtse I can live with some small scratches as maximum usability for this phone will be 2 years anyway)

I'm so tempted to take the inner protector off. Hate the "sticky" feel of it. Not smooth like glass.... Looks like it's a stretchy rubber like material. Hate to risk it though

Here is a link from someone who goes through the whole process of taking it off by samsung itself.

so I have decided to peel it off (simply grab it from the camera hole ) and it feels soooo much better and so much crisper. Lets see how long it will take to destroy the screen lol

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So does the actual screen have an oleophobic coating?
Also does anyone know if this affects the 'discounted screen replacement in first year' benefit?
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festr said:
so I have decided to peel it off (simply grab it from the camera hole ) and it feels soooo much better and so much crisper. Lets see how long it will take to destroy the screen lol
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What's the status now? No scratches?
/CK

Café King said:
What's the status now? No scratches?
/CK
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No scratches. When I have it open I'm careful to not drop it of course. I have the phone in pocket and I'm careful to not have it with any other things which would get in between the phone.
The feel of the screen is like you touch glass - no more sticky plastic cover nonsense.

I removed the inner screen protector:
1. It was easy (just used a piece of paper to lift protector near camera hole). Peeled off like any other protector.
2. It no longer feels like a sticky rubbery screen, it feels like glass.
3. Fingerprints are no longer the big issue. It obviously has an oleophobic coating.
4. Any fingerprints are removed far easier.
5. The screen does not feel fragile. Without any protection there's a possible risk it will scratch easier but as long as you avoid anything abrasive on your cloth or in your pocket etc I am confident it will be fine.
Incidentally, I think microfibre cloths that are too fluffy should be avoided as they trap fine particles of grit. I use the ultra fine ones, usually used for glass care.
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after week of no inner protection - still no scratches and still the feeling is like pure glass experience. I did not need to clean the display besides getting rid of dust by very slightly using my cloth.
I had removed the protection by just using fingernail around the camera slowly peeling off the layer - you cannot do any damage if you are just careful and pulling it too fast for example. It is easier than it might look.

one week in is not a concern -- several weeks from now chime back in...

Can someone please show me how to install the Verizon outer screen protector? It looks incredibly complicated. Pulling Tab 1 and pressing halfway then pull tab 2 while pulling bottom yada yada yada. Jeez.